System and method for preparing food autonomously

Abstract

A system for preparing pizza, comprising a dough storing section configured to store dough to be used for preparing the pizza; a management system configured to manage the storage and preparation processes of the dough in the dough storing section; a stretching machine for stretching the pizza dough; a dough moving system configured to move the dough from the dough storing section to the stretching machine; a topping-storing section configured to store toppings to be dispensed on the dough; a dispensing system configured to dispense toppings on the dough; topping moving system configured to move toppings from the topping storing section to the dispensing system; one or more collection compartments for storing the pizza after the pizza is prepared for delivery.

1 . A system for preparing pizza, comprising:
 a dough storing section configured to store dough to be used for preparing the pizza;   a management system configured to manage the storage and preparation processes of the dough in the dough storing section;   a stretching machine for stretching the pizza dough;   a dough moving system configured to move the dough from the dough storing section to the stretching machine;   a topping-storing section configured to store toppings to be dispensed on the dough;   a dispensing system configured to dispense toppings on the dough;   topping moving system configured to move toppings from the topping storing section to the dispensing system;   one or more collection compartments for storing the pizza after the pizza is prepared for delivery.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the dough storing section comprises a compartment for frozen dough and a compartment for chilled dough. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the dough storing section comprises a compartment for proofing the dough. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprises a dough extracting system configured to enable a dough extractor to open a specific compartment in the dough-storing section. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprises a topping extracting system configured to enable a topping extractor to open a specific compartment in the topping-storing section. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprises a dispenser actuator configured to grip the plate and to move the plate that carries the dough when the plate is located under the topping dispenser. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprises a plate conveyor for conveying the plate to the plate-removing unit. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprises a plate cleaning station for cleaning the plate. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the plate cleaning station is configured to clean the plate when located on a plate conveyor. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the plate cleaning station comprises a brush and a pressurized gas dispenser. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the plate cleaning station comprises arms for centering plates of various sizes 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprises a packing arm configured for collecting a pizza package from a stack of pizza packages, partially folding the pizza package, placing the pizza in a package, and fully folding the pizza package with the pizza inside the pizza package. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the dispensing system comprises multiple dispensing heads, each of the dispensing heads comprises an outlet for dispensing the toppings and an inlet for receiving the toppings. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 13 , further comprises cleaning tubes configured to emit fluids into the dispensing heads, said fluids are used to clean the dispensing heads. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 14 , further comprises an actuator for moving the dispensing heads away from the cleaning tubes. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein at least one dispensing head of the multiple dispensing heads is configured to dispense sliced toppings, wherein the dispensing system further comprises a topping slicer coupled to the at least one dispensing head for cutting the sliced topping when the sliced topping is placed at the at least one dispensing head. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 13 , further comprises multiple box storages for receiving content from a box collected from the topping-storing section, wherein each box storage is fluidly coupled to one of the multiple dispensing heads, such that content is transferred from the box storages to the dispensing heads. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the dispensing system comprises a dispensing weight sensor configured to detect a weight of a topping in a dispensing head and verify the amount of topping dispensed onto the dough. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the stretching machine is configured to prepare the dough in a form of complicated pizza types. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the dispensing system comprises a topping weight sensor configured to detect a weight of a topping in a container and electronic circuitry configured to send a command to the topping conveyor to convey a new batch of toppings when the weight is lower than a threshold. 
     
     
         21 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprises a delivery preparation system for preparing the pizza for delivery. 
     
     
         22 . The system of  claim 21 , wherein the delivery preparation system receives the pizza after preparation by cooking equipment, and prepares the pizza for delivery, before sending the pizza to the collection compartments. 
     
     
         23 . The system of  claim 21 , wherein the delivery preparation system comprises a knife for cutting the pizza. 
     
     
         24 . The system of  claim 21 , wherein the delivery preparation system comprises a bundling arm for packing multiple pizzas in a single package.